The Human Emperor

Chapter 2182: Phase Two of the Plan!

Right after reaching the walls, the horseman was cut into pieces, and his corpse was carried by his inertia over the walls.

The city defense division’s rigorous training immediately showed its effect, and it took only a few moments until order was restored to the walls.

More soldiers charged across the ice bridges, and large numbers of people died on both sides as the armies battled.

But Wang Chong had specifically trained his one hundred thousand soldiers for city defense, so even with the Xi Queen’s ice bridges, it was difficult to break through them.

Moreover…

Bang!

With a massive boom, a ballista bolt wrapped in destructive energy shot through an ice bridge, leaving a large hole in that sturdy bridge and sending ice shards flying.

All the ballistae had changed targets and begun to fire on the ice bridges.

As An Lushan listened to the war cries from the distance, he slightly frowned.

“It’s no good! This isn’t enough to break the steel fortress!”

The Xi Queen had managed to deal with the kerosene, but it still seemed that breaking through the walls and opening the gate was a distant goal.

Wang Chong was far more prepared than he had anticipated. With this defense line, Wang Chong could defend against him until the end of time.

Wang Chong could wait, but An Lushan could not. The alliance army had lost almost four hundred thousand soldiers, while Wang Chong’s losses had been rather limited.

If they could not break this stalemate, the alliance’s morale would suffer a heavy blow.

An Lushan turned to Gao Shang and said, “Gao Shang, it seems that we have to execute the second phase of the plan!”

“Mm!”

Gao Shang nodded. He had also not anticipated that the second phase would have to be used so soon after the battle had begun.

But it truly did seem like there was no way of ending this impasse, other than activating the second phase.

“But if we do this, we will be in an extremely passive position. After all, the enemy generals have yet to make their move,” Gao Shang worriedly said.

According to Gao Shang’s plan, the battle needed to reach the stage where the generals on both sides had entered the fray, and only then would they begin seeking out the right time to activate the second phase. But the Great Tang’s defenses were simply too strong, and the generals on both sides had yet to take action.

“There’s nothing to be done!”

An Lushan’s eyes flashed with resolve.

He turned to the Divine Works Elder and said, “Divine Works Elder, I must trouble you for this!”

“Haha, it’s fine as long as you’ve thought it over. Venerable Genesis Supreme has already said that once the battle begins, everyone, including me, will obey your commands!”

The Divine Works Elder proudly laughed, seemingly unconcerned.

“But I must tell you that there are only three of the item that you want, which represents the entirety of the organization’s stockpile. If you fail, you will not get a second chance!

“In addition, firing it requires a long charging period. You will need to wait a while before it actually fires!”

“Mm!”

An Lushan merely grunted and said no more.

The Divine Works Elder faintly smiled and quickly departed.

At the front, the battle continued and the losses continued to climb.

The alliance army was suffering far more losses than the Great Tang.

Kaclack!

On the eastern side of the fortress, one of the tough ice bridges that spanned several thousand feet finally collapsed under the continuous ballista fire, and countless alliance soldiers screamed as they fell.

“It’s about time!”

Within the steel fortress, Wang Chong glanced outside the walls. As he listened to the din of battle, a faint and profound smile appeared on his lips.

“What’s wrong?”

Tongluo Great General Abusi had been observing the battle, but when he heard Wang Chong’s words, he immediately turned his head.

“If my guess is right, they should be making their move right about now!”

Wang Chong softly chuckled.

“What?”

Abusi’s face froze in surprise.

“Your Highness means that An Lushan has some hidden move?”

Wang Chong waved his sleeve and lightly said, “This isn’t enough to break the walls. An Lushan should understand this, and if this is the extent of his plans, then I’ve greatly overestimated him!”

Someone who the men in black had assigned as their spokesperson, who had been chosen by the World Consciousness as the Child of the World, naturally couldn’t be this incapable.

Wang Chong was keenly aware that An Lushan had more strength than he was showing right now.

Whoosh!

At this moment, an eagle shot into the steel fortress like an arrow, and a few moments later, a messenger rushed over to Wang Chong.

“Your Highness, a report from General Xue. Please inspect it!

“In addition, the Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian has sent word that everything is ready, and they can carry out Your Highness’s command at any time!”

The messenger got down on one knee and offered up the letter he had just received with both hands.

Wang Chong took the letter from the messenger, and after glancing at it, he smiled.

“Everything is ready! All that is lacking is the east wind! An Lushan, you’re the only one left. Let me see what makes you dare to rebel and attempt to destroy the Great Tang!”

Wang Chong placed his hands behind his back, his expression unfathomable as he looked north toward the alliance army.

“Hurry up! You pieces of trash, hurry up! Did you not hear Milord’s order?”

“If you end up delaying Milord, all of you will be executed!”

As time slowly passed, furious curses could be heard from the rear of the army.

In a vacant area, several hundred men in black had split up into ten-some groups. From the sky, they appeared to be drawing something.

These were clearly massive formations.

In front of these men in black, a man who appeared to be leading them flailed a black whip that was more than one hundred feet long.

Clap!

A whip cracked on the body of a man in black who was moving a little too slowly, the thorns on the whip tearing open his robes and leaving a bloody wound. Not even Stellar Energy had been able to stop this whip.

The man in black instantly shivered in pain and gasped, letting out a pained groan.

“Hurry!”

“Hurry!”

“It’s your turn now! Start pouring in Stellar Energy!”

The leader of these men in black pointed his whip at the thousands of alliance soldiers who had been waiting on the side.

These people felt their breathing stop, and fear appeared on their faces. But they quickly came forward and began to pour their Stellar Energy into the formations at their feet.

As they poured in more Stellar Energy, the formations began to swell in power.

Boom!

With a series of booms, the earth trembled. The formation at the very center exploded with energy and swiftly began to turn. A storm of energy stirred up around it.

The formations began to activate in quick succession, ten-some formations lighting up and beginning to turn.

As these formations activated, the temperature began to drop. Behind the formation, the snowstorms across Youzhou began to gather, quickly combining into a giant blizzard that filled the world.

In the blink of an eye, the snowstorm drawn out from Youzhou combined with the snow produced by the formations and howled toward the battlefield.

Snow instantly engulfed the world.

An icy mist stirred once more.

“It’s finally begun!”

Within the steel fortress, Wang Chong narrowed his eyes, slowly looking up as he muttered to himself.

When things were abnormal, evil was afoot!

There was no doubt that Youzhou had begun to move.

Bang!

As these thoughts ran through his mind, cries of alarm rang out, but rather than from outside, these cries came from the inside of the fortress.

“Reporting!”

A few moments later, a messenger frantically rode over.

“Your Highness, it’s bad! There’s chaos in the fortress. The soldiers of the seventh unit went crazy for some reason and started attacking our own men. They’re also charging at the gates. The generals can’t deal with it and are asking Your Highness for help.”

“What? Absurd! How many people do they have? Yet they can’t deal with this?”

Abusi was enraged by this report.

Orders were as weighty as mountains, and those who defied them were executed!

This was the most important military law in the Great Tang, and this sort of mutiny had never happened in the army before.

“General, there aren’t many of them, only two-hundred-some, but they are extremely strong. Our soldiers are incapable of stopping them, even the commandants.”

The messenger lowered his head, cold sweat on his forehead.

“Bastard!”

Abusi’s face turned ashen as he clenched his fists.

“King of Foreign Lands, stay here while I deal with this!”

Mutiny in the army was an immense humiliation. Wang Chong was the commander of the army, so he could not leave, and he needed to preside over the rest of the battle. Abusi was the only person available.

Moreover, when the Tongluo joined the Great Tang, Emperor Taizong had granted the post of Tongluo Great General the authority of a military judge, tasking them with dealing with mutiny in the army.

After saying this, Abusi strode away, swiftly making his way toward the turmoil.